Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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The bodies of dead US Marines on a beach on Tarawa, 1943
The bodies of dead US Marines, surrounded by debris, lie on a beach. "Marine Dead at Tarawa beach." Tarawa, Gilbert...
The body of a dead Japanese soldier lies at the entrance of a pillbox on Kwajalein Atoll in 1944
The body of a dead Japanese soldier lies at the entrance of a pillbox. "Jap blown from pillbox in Ebeve Island,...
The body of a dead Japanese soldier lies on the ground near a foxhole, Pacific Theater, 1943-1945
The body of a dead Japanese soldier lies on the ground near a foxhole. Pacific Theater. 1943-1945
The bridge of the USS Rutland off of Saipan on 14 February 1945
Sailors on the bridge of the USS Rutland; probably off of Saipan on 14 February 1945. From donor's notes: "The Bridge,...
The Burns Philip building and warehouses on the waterfront in Papua New Guinea in 1944
The Burns Philip building and warehouses on the waterfront. "View from one of the wharves showing the Burns-Philp...
The Burns Philip house in Papua New Guinea in 1944
The Burns Philip house. "Commercial enterprises in Moresby, are few. The largest and best known is the house of Burns-...
The Capitol Building of the Province of Leyte in Tacloban, Philippines in 1944
The Capitol Building of the Province of Leyte. "First, the Philippines has its government, represented here by the...
The Chief of Surgery of the 251st Station Hospital double checks the medical instruments available to him and his staff on 15 August 1944 at Cape Gloucester, New Britain
The Chief of Surgery of the 251st Station Hospital double checks the medical instruments available to him and his staff...
The Courtyard of the Moana Hotel Looking Toward Royal Hawaiian Hotel, c.1944
"From the Courtyard of the Moana Hotel Looking Toward Royal Hawaiian Hotel" c.1944
The cruiser USS Omaha and the destroyer USS Jouett sink the Nazi blockade runner Rio Grande in the South Atlantic in January 1944
432. Photograph. 'File No: OOR-44853 February 22, 1944 U. S. gunfire sinks scuttled Nazi blockade runner-- Towering...
The debris of destroyed Japanese airplanes on Iwo Jima, 1945-46
Japanese airplane graveyard. "Wrecked Jap planes - Iwo." Iwo Jima. 1945-46
The dentist aboard the USS Rutland in 1945
The dentist, a patient and his equipment aboard the USS Rutland. From donor's notes: "The ship's dentist." 1945
The end of a Mechanized Landing Craft on a beach with LSTs in the distance at an unknown location in the 1940s
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. The end of a Landing Craft Mechanized on a beach, a dock and LSTs in the...
The Enola Gay in 1945
The nose of the Enola Gay, probably on a Tinian airfield in 1945
The escort carrier USS Roi (CVE-103) anchored somewhere in the Pacific Theater, 1945-46
USS Roi (CVE-103) anchored in the Pacific; sailor and dog silhouette on bow. Pacific Theater. 1945-46
The foundation of a war damaged dwelling on Guam, 1944-45
Empty foundation and rubble. "Where a house stood before the war - Guam." Guam. 1944-45
The frame of a bomb damaged factory building on Saipan, 1944-45
The frame of a bomb damaged factory building. "Saipan." Saipan. 1944-45
The hospital ship USS Mercy off Okinawa in April 1945.
The hospital ship USS Mercy as seen from the USS Rutland, probably off Okinawa in April 1945. From donor's notes: "USS...
The Hotel Moresby in Papua New Guinea in 1944
The Hotel Moresby. "Port Moresby has only two hotels, this, the Hotel Moresby is now being used as an NCO'S club for...
The interior of a cathedral in BayBay, Philippines in 1944
"Above is a typical interior of the larger cathedral type churches and this one is located at Bay-Bay." Philippines 1944
The Jungleers performing, Oahu, 1945
Photograph. African American brass band The Jungleers playing in camouflage uniforms on a stage. Personal caption on...
The Jungleers performing, Oahu, 1945
Photograph. African American brass band The Jungleers playing in camouflage uniforms on a stage. Personal caption on...
The Laloki River in Papua New Guinea in 1944
Vicinity of Rouna Falls. "View looking away from the falls, of the Laloki River winding through the valley." Port...
The lean power of the USS Iowa is sharply illustrated by this view of the ship, looking forward from the bridge in in the Pacific Ocean in October 1944
294.Photograph. USS Iowa. 'File No. 256640 October 26, 1944 Bow . . . and Arrow-- Cleaving the Pacific like the head of...
The mast of a US Navy vessel, Pacific Theater, 1945-46
View from deck of US Navy vessel looking up to mast. Pacific Theater. 1945-46
The National Ensign lends pictorial significance to this photograph of a Grumman F6F Hellcat approaching a U.S. aircraft carrier in February 1944
408.Photograph. 'File No: TR-6345 February 22, 1944 The flag and it's defenders Ruffling in the wind, the National...
The Navy cruiser USS Biloxi hurls hot steel at the foe somewhere in the Pacific in April 1945
378.Photograph. 'File Number: 48716 April 6, 1945 The 'Busy Bee' buzzes at the Japs In a typical mood of rage against...
The Pacific raises giant waves as it smashes against a U.S. aircraft carrier en route to Indian waters in July 1944
418.Photograph. "File No: 234066 July 11, 1944 Sea Battles 'Air' Doing its best to minimize the possibility of any...
The palace pavilion in the town of Agana, Guam in 1945
"The palace pavilion in the town of Agana, Guam 45."
The Papua Hotel in Papua New Guinea in 1944
The Papua Hotel. "The second of Moresby's hotels is the Papua, now closed awaiting the return of civilians to town, but...
The ponderous barrels of the USS Saratoga's fives command sea and sky as she moves toward another raid on Japanese bases in the Pacific in January 1944
410.Photograph. 'File No: TF-20-205327 January 18, 1944 Planes and guns 'Floating airfields', as our aircraft carriers...
The POW Stockade at Iloilo Prison in the Philippines in August 1945
The POW Stockade at Iloilo Prison in the Philippines in August 1945. Two signs on entrance "Prison of Iloilo" and "POW...
The red, white, and blue of the national ensign colors the invasion scene as American soldiers wade ashore at Okinawa on 1 April 1945
Long shot of beach where soldiers are gathering and in background landing craft and ships can be seen. "File Number:...
The remaining infrastructure of a bomb damaged building on Guam, 1944-45
Remaining walls and infrastructure of bomb damaged, roofless building. "Guam." Guam. 1944-45
The remaining structure of a bomb damaged church on Guam, 1944-45
Interior view of the remaining walls and infrastructure of a bomb damaged, roofless church. "Church on Guam." Guam....
The remains of a Mitsubishi Ki-51 Type 99 Assault Plane on Papua New Guinea during World War II
The remains of a Japanese plane at an unknown airbase in the Pacific. Appears to be the Mitsubishi Ki-51 Type 99...

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